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perfume meaning in Sanskrit

अधिवास adhivāsa

UK/ˈpɜːfjuːm//ˈpɝfjuːm/

perfume in Sanskrit: अधिवास (adhivāsa), सुगन्ध (sugandha), अम्बर (ámbara). In English, perfume means a pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

Sanskrit words for perfume

perfume, fragrance
अधिवास adhivāsa
a perfume
सुगन्ध sugandha
perfume
अम्बर ámbara

English meaning of perfume

  1. noun A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
  2. noun A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
  3. verb To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Full definition of perfume

perfume in a sentence

  • She bought a perfume at the airport.

Synonyms of perfume

perfume in other languages

Questions about perfume in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of perfume in Sanskrit?
Perfume in Sanskrit is अधिवास (adhivāsa), सुगन्ध (sugandha), अम्बर (ámbara).
perfume इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Perfume: अधिवास (adhivāsa), सुगन्ध (sugandha), अम्बर (ámbara).
What does perfume mean in English?
Perfume means a pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “perfume”: अधिवास, अम्बर, सुगन्ध. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: perfume (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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